Hat-pin fastener.



R. L. RAYNOR.

HAT PIN FASTENER.

APPLICATION rmm JULY 26, 1910.

984,298. Patented Feb. 14,1911.

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ROBERT L. RAYNOR, 0F MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-PIN FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26,

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 573,931.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. Baryon, a citizen of the United States,and :1V resident of hlcKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented ccrtain Improvements in Hat-Pin Fasteners,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a new form of fastener or spring clasp adapted forattachment to the crown of a hat and to receive and hold a hat; pin sothat it forms practically a permanent attachment of the hat.

The relative construction and coiipe 'ation of the pin and fastener areas hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which Figure 1. is a perspective view illustrating the application ofmy invention to a hat. Fig. is a sectional view further illustrating theinvention. Fig. 3 is a face View of the fastener 0r clasp proper.

The pin A has a lance or spear-shaped end, it being broadened adjacentto the piercing point. as shown in Figs. 2, 3.

The spring fastener B is formed of a strip of thin sheet metal, whoseends I) are bent inward and arranged at an acute angle to the body ormain portion 7), as shown in Figs. 1, 2. The body Z) is provided with ahole Z1 which is large enough to allow the enlarged head o of the pin topass freely through it, while the raised ends I) of the clasp B, whichare separated by a narrow space, are provided with opposite semicircularnotches Y), which, if the ends 7) of the clasp ll press down intocontact, form together a round hole that is of less diameter than theenlarged end of the pin.

In practical use of. the invention, the spring clasp B is fastened tothe crown of a hat on the inside and the pin point. a is illsertedthrough it, and when not in use hangs suspended by the clasp and thusforms a permanent attachment of the hat; and yet, when desired. the pinmay be readily detached from the clasp by applying due tension thereto.In other words, owing to the reduced diameter of the opening provided bythe notches 7) in the ends of the clasp, the enlarged point or end ofthe pin is prevented from withdrawal from the clasp oxccpt when a.considerable tension is applied. The pin is, therefore, held normally bythe clasp, so that it is always ready in position for use. By thismeans, the side of the hat is not pierced and injured or worn out bycontinued piercing oil? the pin when no clasp is employed. The size ofthe opening 7; in the clasp relative to the pin allows the latterconsiderable freedom of adjustment when drawn back, as shown in Figs. 1,2, so that the pin may hang at a considerable angle to the crown of thehat, which avoids leverage and strain on the latter.

In l,urthcr explanation of the invention. it may be stated that theflattened form of the pin point (1 facilitates withdrawal of the pinfrom the clasp when required, since upon rotating the pin and pulling atthe same time, the edges of the flattened portion tend to wedge betweenthe separated ends of the clasp, as shown in Fig. 3.

lVhat I claim is:-

A hat-crown provided with a hat pin attachment comprising a pin properhaving an enlarged and flattened piercing point and a fastener thereforsecured to the inside of the hat-crown and consisting of a spring clasphaving a llat back or body provided with a central hole and end portionswhich are bent inward toward each other and arranged at an acute angleto the body, their ends being. normally. slightly separated and providedwith notches, which, when the said end portions are pressed back flatupon the body. form an opening of less diameter than the long diameterof the enlarged point of the pin, as shown and described.

ROBERT L. RAYNOI".

l i E Wit nesscs i T. D. Gannnnn, l G. G. KRAFT.

